On January 7, 2023, Gervonta Davis (27-0, 25 KOs), the lightweight WBA (Regular) champion, defends his title against former world champion Héctor García (16-0, 10 KOs).
Gervonta Davis is coming in to the fight on a 27-fight win streak with a 92% KO rate; his last fight was a 6th round KO victory over Rolando Romero, 7 months and 10 days ago. Héctor García is on a 16-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Roger Gutiérrez, 4 months and 18 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Gervonta Davis at 99-1 winning odds. Héctor García really doesn't have much to present against Davis.
The challenger refused to continue the fight in the 9th round, and Gervonta Davis is crowned the new lightweight world champion. Davis improves his record to 28-0 (26 KOs), while García adds a loss to his record at 16-1.